EP2879186B1 - Dispositif semi-conducteur en carbure de silicium - Google Patents
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- Dispositif à semi-conducteur au carbure de silicium, comprenant :une couche de carbure de silicium (101) présentant une première surface principale (P1) et une deuxième surface principale (P2) opposée à ladite première surface principale,ladite couche de carbure de silicium (101) incluantune couche de dérive (81) constituant ladite première surface principale (P1), incluant une couche de dérive supérieure (81b) et une couche de dérive inférieure (81a) et présentant un premier type de connectivité,une zone de corps (82) disposée sur ladite couche de dérive (81) et présentant un deuxième type de connectivité différent dudit premier type de connectivité,une zone source (83) disposée sur ladite zone de corps (82) de sorte à être éloignée de ladite couche de dérive (81) par ladite zone de corps (82), constituant ladite deuxième surface principale (P2), et présentant ledit premier type de conductivité, etune zone de relâchement (71) partiellement disposée dans une surface de la couche de dérive inférieure (81a) et présentant ledit deuxième type de conductivité, la couche de dérive supérieure (81b) étant disposée sur la surface de la couche de dérive inférieure (81a), la couche de dérive supérieure (81b) couvrant la zone de relâchement (71),ladite zone de relâchement (71) présentant une dose d'impuretés Drx, et une distance Ld depuis ladite première surface principale, ladite couche de dérive présentant une concentration d'impuretés Nd entre ladite première surface principale et ladite zone de relâchement, et une relation de Drx > Ld●Nd étant satisfaite ;dans lequel une concentration d'impuretés de la couche de dérive inférieure (81a) est inférieure à celle de la couche de dérive supérieure (81b) ; un film d'isolation de grille (91) disposé sur ladite zone de corps de sorte à connecter ladite zone source et ladite couche de dérive l'une à l'autre ;une électrode de grille (92) disposée sur ledit film d'isolation de grille ;une première électrode (98) opposée à ladite première surface principale (P1) ; etune deuxième électrode (94) opposée à ladite deuxième surface principale (P2).
- Le dispositif à semi-conducteur au carbure de silicium selon la revendication 1, dans lequel une relation de Ld ≥ 5 µm est satisfaite.
- Le dispositif à semi-conducteur au carbure de silicium selon la revendication 1 ou 2, dans lequel une relation de Drx ≥ 1 x 1013 cm-2 est satisfaite.
- Le dispositif à semi-conducteur au carbure de silicium selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, dans lequel une tension de rupture à l'échelle desdites première et deuxième électrodes est supérieure ou égale à 600 V.
- Le dispositif à semi-conducteur au carbure de silicium selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 4, comprenant en outre un substrat monocristallin disposé entre ladite première surface principale de ladite couche de carbure de silicium et ladite première électrode, étant en contact avec chacune de ladite première surface principale de ladite couche de carbure de silicium et ladite première électrode, composé de carbure de silicium, présentant ledit premier type de conductivité, et présentant une concentration d'impuretés supérieure à ladite concentration d'impuretés Nd.
- Le dispositif à semi-conducteur au carbure de silicium selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel
ladite deuxième surface principale de ladite couche de carbure de silicium est disposée avec un sillon, ledit sillon présente une surface de paroi latérale passant ladite zone source et ladite zone de corps pour atteindre ladite couche de dérive et une surface de fond située sur ladite couche de dérive,
ledit film d'isolation de grille couvre chacune de ladite surface de paroi latérale et ladite surface de fond dudit sillon, et
ladite zone de relâchement est disposée à un emplacement plus profond que ladite surface inférieure dudit sillon. - Le dispositif à semi-conducteur au carbure de silicium selon la revendication 6, dans lequel une distance Ltr entre ladite zone de relâchement et ladite surface de fond dudit sillon n'est pas supérieure à 4 µm.
- Le dispositif à semi-conducteur au carbure de silicium selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, dans lequel
ladite deuxième surface principale de ladite couche de carbure de silicium inclut une surface plate présentant ladite zone source, ladite zone de corps, et ladite couche de dérive, et
ledit film d'isolation de grille est disposé sur ladite surface plate. - Le dispositif à semi-conducteur au carbure de silicium selon la revendication 8, dans lequel
ladite zone de corps est une zone de puits présentant une surface latérale et une surface de fond ainsi qu'une partie de coin entre ladite surface latérale et ladite surface de fond, et
une distance Lpn entre ladite zone de relâchement et ladite partie de coin de ladite zone de puits n'est pas supérieure à 4 µm.
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